The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) partnered with Gay City Health Project and the Center for Multicultural Health to kick-off a 48 state mobile tour of free HIV testing. On January 6-7, Seattleites could stop by the AHF's "Testing America" mobile HIV testing van, parked by the south side of Cal Anderson Park, to know their HIV statmore --------------------------------------------------

In a dramatic turn of events, the King County Council voted on January 4 to pass over Sen. Joe McDermott (D-34) and appoint Jan Drago to the open seat created when Dow Constantine became King County Executive.

The vote was 5-3, with Democrat Larry Phillips joining the Council's foumore--------------------------------------------------

President Obama has appointed Amanda Simpson, a member of the board of directors of the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), Senior Technical Advisor to the Department of Commerce. Simpson will be working in the Bureau of Industry and Security.

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Gay Bingo is returning this year in full force. From January to June - on the third Saturday of each month (except in May when it's on the fourth Saturday) - Lifelong AIDS Alliance will be putting on massive bingo competitions (with usually 750+ individuals in attendance) at Fremont Studimore --------------------------------------------------

The U.S. government has lifted the ban on foreign nationals with HIV entering the country. For the past 22 years, people who are HIV-positive needed a special waiver to visit, or travel through, the U.S. - a requirement that was dropped on January 4.

New Hampshire has become the 5th U.S. state to allow same-sex marriage. As of midnight, New Year's Eve, a bill passed in June by the state's government that allowed marriage equality for same-sex couples became active law.

About 15 Gay couples waited on the statehouse steps in Concomore --------------------------------------------------

Christmas Eve
Homosexuality arrests
in Senegal
Twenty-four men were arrested at a house in Saly, Senegal, on Christmas Eve for 'homosexual activities,' local media said.
They were held overnight and may face prosecution.

Evidence collected by police included cosmetics, wigs, condoms and lube. more

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Northwest NewsPRIDE FOUNDATION
& GSBA OFFERING
$300,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR 2010-11
Pride Foundation and the Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) are accepting applications for 2010-11 scholarships to eligible LGBT students and straight allies. Currently, $300,000 in scholarship money is available during this cycle. Pride Foundation along with the GSBA offers 50 different more

On January 7 the New Jersey Senate defeated proposed legislation that would have granted same-sex couples the right to marry. The legislators debated the merits of 'The Freedom of Religion and Equality in Civil Marriage Act' for over 90 minutes, resulting in the measure's 20 to 14 defeat. more
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The first federal case to challenge the constitutionality of a Gay marriage ban, Kristin Perry v Arnold Schwarzenegger, will be streamed over the Internet, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughan Walker ruled on January 6.

Over objections of attorneys and supporters of Proposition 8, tmore
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Rhode Island lawmakers and members of the General Assembly overrode a veto by Governor Don Carcieri on January 5, to approve a bill that allows LGBT couples the same rights to plan the funerals of their deceased partners as married couples.

It is 6:37 p.m., I awake slowly and realize I hadn't set an alarm. In a matter of seconds the bed goes from a place of peace to an incomprehensible shit storm of trying to find my glasses. I have to be at my first smoking cessation course at 7 p.m. at Gay City Health Project on Capitolmore-------

As one decade ends and another begins, The OutField pauses to survey the GLBT sports world. We've come a long way, baby, from the days when the term 'Gay athlete' was regarded as an oxymoron at best, repulsive at worst.

Life is still not peachy-keen, of course. Players and coachemore-------

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